International exercise equipment maker retains startup vibe
(Editor’s note: This is the 10th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Will there be lasting damage from Philly fiasco?
Rhode Island’s reputation has taken a hit amid reports of a state official’s “bizarre, offensive and unprofessional actions” during a March visit to Philadelphia,...
Cannabis complications: Promising marijuana industry falling short of expectations
Dr. Jason Iannuccilli has invested a lot in his lab in the past year.
Like many entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, the co-founder of PureVita...
Suddenly, auto loans popular at credit unions
Frederick Reinhardt immediately noticed something was up – way up – last year shortly after the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates from nearly...
Can biotech hubs coexist?
While Boston has long stood as a regional and national life sciences capital, Rhode Island officials and industry leaders believe the Ocean State has...
HELP WANTED: There are 1,700 unfilled state jobs, but has anyone...
Stacy Smith says the job for “front-line” workers at the R.I. Department of Human Services isn’t easy in normal times, but the labor market...
Prichett continuing his father’s illuminating work at Lumetta
(Editor’s note: This is the ninth installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
Is iGaming worth gambling on?
Supporters of expanding casino gambling to online table games in Rhode Island are hoping they hold the necessary cards of persuasion to get iGaming...
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: He helped raise and give out $693M, but outgoing...
Neil D. Steinberg has never worked as hard as he has over the last 15 years. But he has also enjoyed every moment of...
New SBA loan rules spark debate among politicians, lenders
Impending changes at the U.S. Small Business Administration are stirring up whirlwinds of controversy – in Rhode Island and in Washington, D.C. – as...


















